Reinforcement for undergarments



Aug. 15, 1939. J. A. GOLDFARB 2,169,492

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REINFORCEMENT FOR UNDERGARMENTS Filed July 2, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 2fm/enzor Jae 06.4. 60/6/7274 1939- J. A. GOLDFARB I 6 9 RE INFORGEMENTFOR UNDERGARMENTS Filed July 2, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet Patented Aug. 15,1939 UNITED STATES REINFORCEMENT FOR UNDERGARMENTS Jacob A. Goldfarb,Frankfort, Ky., assignor to Union Underwear Company, Inc., Indianapolis,Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application July 2, 1938, Serial No.217,185

7 Claims.

This invention relates to the art of undergarments and particularly tomeans for reinforcing an opening in the garment so as to prevent tearingor ripping of seams.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a method of cutting thefabric elements in such a manner that a reinforcing strip integrallyattached to one of the elements may be carried across a hem or seamuniting another element therewith so as to reinforce an openingtherebetween particularly as to the junction of the elements about theopening.

I am aware of the fact that separate binding strips have been employedfor a like purpose but my invention resides in the peculiar formation ofa binding strip or tape carried integrally from one element across toanother, as above indicated, in order that separate parts may beeliminated in order to permit quick assembly of the garment as well asto insure a better bound edge portion about said opening.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear to thoseversed in the art in the following description of one particular form ofthe invention as illustrated more or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. l a plan view in disassembledrelation of the various elements entering into the garment embodying thinvention;

2, a detail in front perspective indicating various steps in folding ofthe garment fabric; and

3, a front View of the garment ready to complete the last step ofstitching the free tape end into position.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews in the drawings.

In form of garment herein shown, various pieces of fabric are cut toform the two main portions i8 and H, a back panel l2, a back beltportion 83, belt elastic inserts M and i5, and front belt sections itand ii. The two portions it and it constitute the principal part of thegarment with the back panel secured therebetween.

Referring to Fig. l, the fabric piece If! is cut to have an edge AB atright angles to the major edge BB. Spaced back from that edge along theline BB a slit is out along the line GP in parallel relation to the lineAB, the length of the slit at GE is slightly less than one half of thelength of the line AB (depending upon the size of the garment).Beginning at the upper end of the slit GF, a slit EF is formed at rightangles thereto for a comparatively short distance. Then at a point alongthe slit EF a slight distance removed from the end F, a short verticalslit CD is cut in parallel relation to the line AB.

The other major fabric portion H is provided with the vertical edge RVperpendicular to the lower major edge VV'. At a point along the line RVabove that major edge a distance equal to the length of the line GF onthe other portion,

a slit PQ is cut parallel to the major edge VV,

edge B'W is sewed along the edge of the slit GF beginning at the point Gand continuing up therealong to the point X, the outer portion of thefabric between G and B being left free and unattached. The remainder ofthe slit edge XF is sewed to the lower end of the panel 12 which willbring the point F to substantially the midpoint across the panel end,Fig. 3, forming half of a transverse crotch seam hereinafter designatedas the line GXFV. The other edge of the panel it beginning at the pointW is stitched along the straight side of the panel l2 to its upper endand then around the belt portions. However, before stitching on thefront belt portion IS, the portion to is further formed as will now bedescribed.

The edge AB is folded around under itself along a fold line HI, Fig. l,and then the edge portion is folded on the line LM back over the pieceit and then again folded on the line JK,

to turn the portion back over itself into an 8-fold to bring the line HIback to coincide with the line LM, Fig, 2. These folding portions leavea strip with a hem fold on both edges extending from the point C out tothe end of the strip to the terminal line KI, Fig. 2.

That part of the fabric portion l9 under this strip between the point Cand the terminal line EMD is then folded on a diagonal line EE' to havethe point M carried over to the point NI'g.

into the dash line position and this part is then stitched to retainthis position.

Referring now to the other fabric portion ii, that part of the edgebeing the slit PQ is folded back under the part H on the line SQ to havethe edge folded in between on the line TU so as to bind that edge, andthis turned under portion is then stitched in position. The lower end ofthis turned under section is, however, initially turned up on thediagonal line QQ', as indicated;

in Fig. 2, so that the end is thus stitched in covered position, The twoportions l8 and II are then stitched together along the lines EF and PQto complete a forwardly upwardly extending crotch seam normal to thetransverse crotch seam GFPV. The edge PV is stitched along the remainderof the lower edge of the panel 52 from the point F and continued acrossthe line YV to complete the left hand leg opening of the-garment and thebalance of the transverse crotch;

seam GFPV. 'Iheline Q'Q is brought over to fall on the line E'E and thetwo parts joined together by stitching therethrough together with arowof stitching following across on the line EM.

Then the free end, generally designated by the numeral 20, has its outerend folded on the dash lines as indicated in Fig. 2, to have the stripterminate in a point, as indicated in Fig. 3, and this free strip isbrought down along the inside of that folded back edge of the fabricportion H which is bounded between the lines SQ and TQ to come into aposition as indicated by the dash lines in Fig. 3, and this strip isthen stitched into position by passing the stitching through the turnedunder edges along each side of the strip 20. Thus it is to be. seen thatthis strip 20 starting out as an integral piece of the fabric part In isformed to extend continuously down along the side of the opening in thefront of the garment and across the junction of the two pieces In and Hon the line EM and then up the other edge portion. The front beltsections I6 and l! are then sewed into place across the edge portions tocomplete thegarment. 7

While I have herein shown and described my invention in the one bestform as now known to me, it is obvious that structural changes may beemployed without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I,therefore, do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond thelimitations as may be imposed by the following claims.

I claim:

1. In an undergarment, two members forming the major portion thereof andhaving a front opening, the front edge portion of one of said membersbeing slit vertically from its bottom edge in parallel relation to itsinitially vertical edge, said bottom and vertical edges being initiallystraight and at right angles to each other, said slit having a lengthsubstantially equal to half of a transverse crotch seam into which theopposite vertical edge of said one member joins, an initially horizontalslit cut from said vertical slit a distance substantially equal to thatdesired for the positioning of the, lower end of said opening above saidseam, said other member being similar and of the same size but reversedin position in relation to said one member and being provided with likeinitially vertical and horizontal slits similarly positioned, the loweredge portions of both of said horizontal slits being secured one alongthe other in a seam normal to said first seam, and that part of said onemember between its vertical slit and edge forming a strip turned fromsaid opening back upwardly along the opening edge portion thereabove ofsaid other member.

2. In an undergarment, two members forming the major portion thereof andhaving a front opening, the front edge portion of one of said membersbeing slit vertically from its bottom edge in parallel relation to itsinitially vertical edge, said bottom and vertical edges being initiallystraight and at right angles to each other, said slit having a lengthsubstantially equal to half of a transverse crotch seam into which theopposite vertical edge of said one member joins, an initially horizontalslit cut from said vertical slit a distance substantially equal to thatdesired for the positioning of the lower end of said opening above saidseam, said other member being similar and of the same size but reversedin position in relation to said one member and being provided with likeinitially vertical and horizontal slits similarly positoned, the loweredge poi tions of both of said horizontal slits being secured one alongthe other in a seam normal to said first seam, and that part of said onemember between its vertical slit and edge forming a strip turned fromsaid opening back upwardly along the opening edge portion thereabove ofsaid other member, the upper edge portion of said other member beingfolded over onto itself into a hem to be under said strip.

3. In an undergarment; two members forming the major portion thereof andhaving a front opening, the front edge portion of one of said membersbeing slit vertically from its bottom edge in parallel relation to its.initially vertical edge, said bottom and vertical edges being initiallystraight and at right angles to each other, said slit having a lengthsubstantially equal to half of a transverse crotch seam into which theopposite vertical edge of said one member joins, an

initially horizontal slit cut from said vertical slit a distancesubstantially equal to that desired for the positioning of the lower endof said opening above said seam, said other member being similar and ofthe same size but reversed in position in relation to said one memberand being provided with like initially vertical and horizontal slitssimilarly positioned, the lower edge portions of both of said horizontalslits being secured one along the other in a seam normal to said firstseam, and that part of said one member between its vertical slit andedge forming a strip turned from said opening back upwardly along theopening edge portion thereaboveof said other member, a short verticalslit extending above the said line, the said two members beingoverlapped to have the diagonal fold lines coinciding with a horizontalline at their upper ends forming the closing line. of the end of saidopening.

4. In an undergarment, two members. forming the major portion thereofand having a front opening, the front edge portion of one of saidmembers being slit vertically from its. bottomedge in parallel relationto its initially vertical edge, said bottom and vertical edges beinginitially straight and at right angles to each other, said slit having alength substantially equal to half of a transverse crotch seam intowhich the tions of both of said horizontal slits being secured one alongthe other in a seam normal to said first seam, and that part of said onemember between its vertical slit and edge forming a strip turned fromsaid opening back upwardly along the opening edge portion thereabove ofsaid other member, a short vertical sllt extending above the said onemember horizontalslit beginning at a point spaced outwardly from itsinner end, the

corner between said short slit and the horizontal slit being turned overonto the said one member along a diagonally outwardly and upwardlyextending line, and the outer corner of. the said other member at itshorizontal slit being likewise turned over on that member on a diagonalfold line, the said two members being overlapped to have the diagonalfold lines coinciding with a horizontal line at their upper ends formingthe closing line of the end of said opening, the edge portion of saidone member being folded over and stitched into a hem above thehorizontal slit in that member, the hem continuing in effect onthroughout the strip length.

5. In an undergarment, two members forming the major portion thereof andhaving a front opening, the front edge portion of one of said membersbeing slit vertically from its bottom edge in parallel relation to itsinitially vertical edge, said bottom and vertical edges being initiallystraight and at right angles to each other, said slit having a lengthsubstantially equal to half of a transverse crotch seam into which theopposite vertical edge of said one member joins, an initially horizontalslit cut from said vertical slit a distance substantially equal to thatdesired for the positioning of the lower end of said opening above saidseam, said other member being similar and of the same size but reversedin position in relation to said one member and being provided with likeinitially vertical and horizontal slits similarly positioned, the loweredge portions of both of said horizontal slits being secured one alongthe other in a seam normal to said first seam, and that part of said onemember between its vertical slit and edge form,- ing a strip turned fromsaid opening back upwardly along the opening edge portion. thereabove ofsaid other member, a short vertical slit extending above the said onemember horizontal slit beginning at a point spaced outwardly from itsinner end, the corner between said short slit and the horizontal slitbeing turned over onto the said one member along a diagonally outwardlyand upwardly extending line, and the outer corner of the said othermember at its horizontal slit being likewise turned over onthat memberon a diagonal fold line, the said two members being overlapped to havethe diagonal fold lines coinciding with a horizontal line at their upperends forming the closing line of the end of said opening, the edgeportion of said one member being folded over and stitched into a hemabove the horizontal slit in that manner, the hem continuing in effecton throughout the strip length, said hem comprising a 2-fold, and saidstrip having folded edges but substantially single material thickness.

6. In an undergarment, two members forming the major portion thereof andhaving a front opening, the front edge portion of one of said membersbeing slit vertically from its bottom edge in parallel relation to itsinitially vertical edge, said bottom and vertical edges being initiallystraight and at right angles to each other, said slit having a lengthsubstantially equal to half of a transverse crotch seam into which theopposite vertical edge of said one member joins, an initially horizontalslit cut from said vertical slit a distance substantially equal to thatdesired for the positioning of the lower end of said opening above saidseam, said other member being similar and of the same size but reversedin position in relation to said one member and being provided with likeinitially vertical and horizontal slits similarly positioned, the loweredge portions of both of said horizontal slits being secured one alongthe other in a seam normal to said first seam, and that part of said onemember between its vertical slit and edge forming a strip turned fromsaid opening back upwardly along the opening edge portion thereabove ofsaid other member, a short vertical slit extending above the said onemember horizontal slit beginning at a point spaced outwardly from itsinner end, the corner between said short slit and the horizontal slitbeing turned over onto the said one member along a diagonally outwardlyand upwardly extending line, and the outer corner of the said othermember at its horizontal slit being likewise turned over on that memberon a diagonal fold line, the said two members being overlapped to havethe diagonal fold lines coinciding with a horizontal line at their upperends forming the closing line of the end of said opening, the edgeportion of said one member being folded over and stitched into a hemabove the horizontal slit in that manner, the hem continuing in effecton throughout the strip length, said hem being formed by initiallyfolding that edge portion back over the member along a line inside ofsaid vertical slit and thence on a line initially outside that slit.

7. In an undergarment, two members forming the major portion thereof andhaving a front opening, the front edge portion of one of said membersbeing slit vertically from its bottom edge in parallel relation to itsinitially vertical edge, said bottom and vertical edges being initiallystraight and at right angles to each other, said slit having a lengthsubstantially equal to half of a transverse crotch seam into which'theopposite vertical edge of said one member joins,

an initially horizontal slit cut from said verticalslit a distancesubstantially equal to that desired for the positioning of the lower endof said opening above said seam, said other member being similar and ofthe same size but reversed in position in relation to said one memberand being provided with like initially vertical and horizontal slitssimilarly positioned, the lower edge portions of both of said horizontalslits being secured one along the other in a seam normal to said firstseam, and that part of said one member between its vertical slit andedge forming a strip turned from said opening back upwardly along theopening edge portion thereabove of said other member, a short verticalslit extending above the said one member horizontal slit beginning at apoint spaced outwardly from its inner end, the corner between said shortslit and the horizontal slit being turned over onto the said one memberalong a diagonally outwardly and upwardly extending line, and the outercorner of the said other member at its horizontal slit being likewiseturned over on that member on a diagonal fold line, the said two membersbeing overlapped to have the diagonal fold lines coinciding with ahorizontal line at their upper ends forming the closing line of the endof said opening, said strip having that edge originally along thevertical slit in said one member folded under itself and continuing backto the upper end of said short vertical slit, the upper end of saidshort slit terminating substantially at said closing line.

JACOB A. GOLDFARB.

